The Eiffel Tower (French: La Tour Eiffel, [tuʁ ɛfɛl]) is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It was named after the engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, có company built the tower Designed for. Erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair, it was initially criticised by some of France's leading artists and intellectuals for its design, but has trở cả a global cultural icon of France and one of the nhất recognizable structures in the world. [1] The tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-Visited paid monument in the World; 6.98 million in 2011. người ascended it [2] The tower received its 250 millionth visitor in 2010. [2] The tower is 324 meters (1,063 ft) tall, [2] about the same height as an 81-storey building. Its base is square, 125 meters (410 ft) on a side. During its construction, the Eiffel Tower surpassed the Washington Monument to the title of the tallest giả sử man-made structure in the world, a title it for 41 years giữ, an until the Chrysler Building in New York City was built in 1930. Because of the to addition of the Eiffel Tower atop the aerial in 1957, it is now taller than the Chrysler Building by 5.2 meters (17 ft). Not including broadcast aerials, it is the second-tallest structure in France, after the Millau Viaduct. The tower has three levels for visitors, with restaurants on the first and second. The third level is the Observatory's upper platform 276 m (906 ft) above the ground, [2] the Highest accessible to the public in the European Union. Tickets can be purchased to ascend by stairs or lift (elevator) to the first and second levels. The climb from ground level to the first level is over 300 steps, as is the walk from the first to the second level. Although there are stairs to the third and Highest Level, These are closed to the public Thường and it is only accessible by lift Generally.
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